New Year, Seven New Columns; Focus On Chords
Welcome to the February mid-winter edition of the Guitar Nine on-line magazine. Picking exercises, chord progressions, and easy guitar solos are just a few of the subjects covered in the first issue of 2021 In total, five guest columnists have submitted seven original articles on a range of musical topics of interest to practicing musicians. In addition to consuming the information presented, please sample some great music released by the over 1400 musicians we've worked with over the past 24 years! Interestingly, we've now published over 220 artist interviews, while over 210 musicians and industry experts have written close to 1100 guest columns for this site since 1996.
In this issue
15 Easy Guitar Solos To Learn
Get the most you can out of the rehearsal time you have scheduled.
Guitar Nine Focus: Chords
A wealth of information about chords and chord progressions for you to learn and master.
How To Arrange, Play, And Record Classical Music For The Electric Guitar
Tips on recording some of the greatest classical pieces for electric guitars.
The IIm7b5-V7b9-Im Progression
Here is a minor cadence used in hundreds of Real Book tunes.
Improving Finger Independence On The Guitar
Here are three ways to advance and progress in the area of finger independence.
Influences: Edward Van Halen
"Eruption", "Atomic Punk" and a fiery cover of "You Really Got Me" blew us away in 1978.
Is It Important To Know How To Read Music As A Guitar Player?
Is it something that is necessary for your specific musical path - or not?
Newsletter February-March 2021
Guitar Nine's February-March 2021 newsletter.
Picking Exercises To Melodic Phrases
Examples that will help strengthen your picking, constructed in a more musical fashion.
Too Old To Learn Guitar Or Music Theory?
How old is too old? The answer may surprise you.